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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
THE CRIMES BILL.
Programme Announced For Forcing
the bill 10 Its Passage.

LONDON, June 9.-This afternoon in
the Commons, w. III. Smith, the govern.
mcnt leader, gave notice that tomorrow
he would move that the committee name
period at which they would report the
Irish Crimes act amendment bill to the
House.
Morley protested against so short a
notice. Smith said the government was
unable until to-day TO finally decide upon
what course TO pursue. The terms of his
notice would be on paper to night. He
refused to name the period he would ask
the committee to fix for reporting the
bill. Smiths motion proposes that the
crimes bill be reported by the nth inst
The Parnellitcs will oppose the motion
by every means in their power, alleging
that it is unprecedented. The unionists
approve the motion.
After the rejection of several amend
ments to clause four and the application
of the cloturc rule Balfour moved that the
section providing for the removal of the
venue to London be erased from the bill
Parncllitc cheers. He admitted that
there were strong objections to this sec
ton, and said as long as the ends of the
government would be attained they
would not show themselves obstinate to
the end. Sir William Vernon Harcourt
declared that the government would be
unable to face the condemnation which
the adoption Of the section would bring
upon them. The present proposal was a
decent sham. Smith arose to speak amid
Parnell cries of "cloture," ''cloture. "
Before he finished his first sentence
Healy moved that the question be put
Healys motion was agreed to amid cheers
and laughter. Balfour's motion was then
carried without division. Smith then
gave notice that at 10 p. m. Friday, the
18th inst, he would move the chairman
to forthwith put the question on any
motion, amendment or proposal relating
to the clause then under discussion and
on each of the remaining clauses of the
bill. Replying to a question by Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt, Smith said it was
not proposed these motions should b.
carried by particular majority like rules
of urgency. Balfour announced that the
provision for the commission of judges be
included in the second bill which be in
troduced Immediately embodying the new
proposals of the government. Laughter.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
NATURAL GAS JUBILEE.
Celebration In Ohio Over the Rich Dis
cOverics.

FINDLAY, Ohio, March S.-The great
natural gas celebration opened this morn
ing The city is decorated in the most
lavish manner Fifty-eight arches span
the Main street, bearing notices arranged
with gas Jets Thirty thousand gas jets
will be in flame to night, and the thirty
one gas wells of FindIay have been piped
into the city to aid tn the illumination.
Crowds haye been coming all day, and it
is estimated that by night there will be
thirty thousand strangers in the city.
The aggregate daily output of gas
wells in and about Findlay is 10000, 900
cubic feet. The effect of this super abund-
ance of cheap, rich fuel gas has been to
draw attention Of manufacturers, and
thirty.one substantial factories will soon
be located here The celebration which
began to-day will continue some days.
The feature of to-day was the laying Of
the corner stones of six new factories
Nearly every city and town in Ohio and
Indiana has sent either military COM
pany, or company of some uniformed
secret society. These will engage in
grand prize drills. The exercises of
Thursday will be of the widest interest,
as in the evening Senator Sherman, Gov
ernor Foraker. and other prominent men
will address the vast assemblage. The
town is illuminated at night with $4,000
Jets of gas, besides powerful flame
from the great well, which emits daily
twelve million cubic feet Of Gas.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
IRISH EMOTIONS.
Tenants ut Bodykc Continue 10 Resist
the Oficers.

DUBLIN, June 1.-THE evictions at
Bodyke were resumed to-day and there
was repetition of the exciting scenes
which have attended the numerous at
tempts to evict the tenants. The sheriff
and bodyguard were stubbornly resisted
ut the house of tenant named Olialler'
an. The hillside near the house was
covered with an excited mob who Cheered
the defenders Of the premises and urged
them to hold out. O'Hallcran and his
party had dug u trench around the house
and barricaded the lower rooms. while
the upper portion of the house was oc.
cupied by ten men and some women. The
bailiffs made an attack on the walls OF
the house with crowbars, but were driven
back with boiling water. The inspector
Of police with drawn sword then mount
cd ladder placed against the side OF the
house, but was beaten down, a constable
with rifle aud fixed bayonet next mount.
ed the ladder, but his head was battered
by the defenders. Several gashes We're
inflicted upon him, and no retired.
Another constable also attempted to
climb the ladder but failed, A second
ladder was then procured and several
constables mounted II. but were beaten
down. Cox Is said to have climbed up u
ladder to speak to the inmates of tho
house. but the police prevented him from
so doing. Finally the constable's rifle
and fixed bayonct were wrested from him
and his safety was impcrilcd When
Father Harmon arrived he caused ccssa.
ton of hostilities. The inmates were ar.
rested and the work OF eviction carried
out.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
MORE EVICTIONS.
MichaerDavItt Addresses the People
mt Bodyke.

DUBLIN, June 10-At Bodyke, June 8,
two women named Tuohey defed the
evicting party attempting TO Gust them
for several hours. AS often as the evic-
tors attacked the house they were repuls-
ed by showers of boiling water and slack
cd lime, but the women were finally COM
PEELED to surrender, and were arrested for
resisting officers of the law. Michael
Dayitt again addressed the people at
Bodyke to-day, and in the course Of his
speech stated that he had received a
letter from Mrs. Davitt, in which she
intimatcs that If he were arrested, she
herself would take his place and speak
where eyictions were being enforced,
counselling resistance to the law. For
the last eight years, MIR. Davitt said he
had been imprisoned for his speeches.
Brazen English governors had given the
Irish people nothing but kicks and in
suits for the moderation they had prac-
ticed, and he had abandoned his policy
of moderation for one of resistance.
When the tory blackguards themselves
moderate he also would return to it.
Archbishop Walsh, in transmitting to
Mr.. Timothy Harrington. NJ. p, the sum
of e200 forwarded through to the league
fund by Irish residents of Kimberly,
South Africa, with letter expressing the
hope of the donors that the people OF
Ireland will avoid committing crime in
spite OF Englands coercion, writes also
hoping that the moderate counsels Of
Mr.. Parnell and other political leaders in
the Irish cause that will not be thrown
away. As long as the national move.
ment is kept in its present line Irishmen
can safely defy the most strenuous efforts
made TO SANDER them at Rome. and espe-
cially may they disregard with the ut
most confidence efforts no matter how
strenuous to persuade the pope the na.
tionalists are reyolutionists,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
THE MILWAUKEE ROAD.
The Directors Return Ancr Inspecting
the Lines.

CHICAGO, June s-Thc officers and
directors Of the Chicago, milwaukee, h St.
Paul railway returned from their tour Of
inspection. In regard to the issue Of the
additional Sl0, 900. 900 agreed on at Satur-
days meeting for the improvement and
extension Of the road, and the alleged
mystery which was supposed to hang
over this action. Vice President Bond
denied any attempt at secrecy and said
that the matter had been very fully OK.
planned ut the meeting, Three million dol.
lars of tho new stock was set aside for tho
purchase OF the Chicago n Evanston
road which the st. Paul would acquire at
actual cost, including its right OF way In
to Chicago and terminal facilities, which
alone are worth amillion dollars. AS TO
the other seven million dollars OF stock
which would be issued, Bond explained
that It was issued for the simple purpose
OF carrying out their projected extensions
in Wisconsin and Nebraska, They either
had to stop building or issue stock. Con.
corning tho presidency of the road, the
director said there was no occasion for
hurry on filling the place. When
asked concerning the report
connecting r. j. Pcttcr's namo
with the Office, Mr., Bond said the place
had never been offered Mr.. Potter and
his name was not under consideration.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
A PENSION BILL.
The &. A. R. will Present Measure 60
Congress.

MADISON, Wis, June 10.--The adjutant
general of the Grand Army of the Ropub.
lie is engaged in issuing to all posts Of
the country an important document in
the nature of dependent pension bill.
whose passage will he urged on the next
congress 1t was drafted by the national
pension committee of the Grand Army of
the Republic Section one Of the bill pro-
vides that in considering pension claims
of dependent parents the fact and cause
of death and the fact that the soldier left
no widow nor minor child or children
having been shown rs required by law, ii
shall'b necessary only to show by com
petent and sufficient evidence that such
parent or parents are or ever have been
without other means of support than
their own manual labor or contributions
of others not legally bound for their sup
port. Section 2 provides that all persons
who served three months in the military
or naval service of the United States, and
who have been honorably discharged and
are suffering from mental or physical
disability, should be entitled to receive
$l2 per month. Section 3 provides that
if any invalid pcnsioner shall have died,
or shall hereafter die. leaving widow,
minor child or children under eighteen
years of age, they shall be placed upon
the pension roll ut rates established by
law for widows, children and parents;
without regard to cause of death to said
pensiOner.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
TERRIBLE wATERSPOUT.
Pennsylvania Towns Flooded by tho
Rising Waters.

JouNsTowN, Pa, June S.-The food
yesterday was caused by watcrspout
west of Hoovcrsvillc, Somerset county.
That village was entirely under water.
Bridges above here were carried of and
the Kernyille bridge partially destroyed,
The bridges at CoopGrsdale and Won
Sumons were entirely swept away, At
Hooversvile upward Of twenty residences
were washed off their foundations and
deposited on the ground. At least one
hundred families In this town lost every
thing In the lower story and the cellars of
their houses The scene after the water
subsidized was one Of decentralization and
ruin In Grabbtown, Worthwhile, Cone
maugh, Borough, Minersville. Cambria
City and Coopersdale, the same scene Is
presented, and IL Is estimated that two
hundred people are temporarily rendered
homeless. No estimate can yet be made
Of the damage, but II Is estimated that II
will reach $3.50, 900 In this vicinity alone,
No lives were lost as far as known.
Mrs. J. ID. Morrell died from heart disease
Inst night, produced. II Is supposed, by
excitement caused by the water surround
ing her house Col. james NJ Cooper,
OF Coopersdale. also dropped from ever
excitement.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
APPREHENSION IN GERMANY.
Emperor williams Life Said 60 he In
Danger.

London special: A Berlin correspondent
wires that feeling Of great apprehension
prevails In official circles in that city. The
emperor has fretted so much over the mis-.
fortune TO the crown prince that he is in
such n critical condition that ii units him
for the transactio OF even routine business
and his health is put in grave peril by in
somnia. The physicians have begun to
administer bypodermc injections Of moi
phia to produce sleep. What the result OF
the reaction from this treatment is likely
to be ON his system, which is enfeebled by
ngc, il not reassuring to contemplate.
IL has been affirmed by the doctors that
the emperor would eventually die
Of some sudden attack OF his chiet
ailment. diarrhea, which would prove too
obstinate for their remedies. The use OF
morphine In said by the medical men to be
very risky, in view OF this complication,
with the emperor's life which is hanging by
u thread. The crown prince is suffering
from an incurable disease, and Bismareb's
health is growing feeble. There is sure to
be different situation in Germany. Who
will supply the places OF these personases
when removed from activity Gen. Boui.
anger, it may be pertinent to remark in
this connection, in recent conversation
with an English officer upon this fact, said
that all Germany's great generals were 30
old that they could not take an active
part in war. He said he did not place SO
much stress on this fact as on what he an
serted to be scarcity OF the younger Ok
ticers, none OF whom were able to cope
with either one, or any half dozen French
or English generals that might be named.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
DUPED BY A RASCAL.
A Minnesota Man Puts $4,000 Into a
Bank Which CoIlapses.

ST.. PAUL. June S.-Governor McGill
to-day refused to grant requisition Of
the Governor of Nebraska for the deliver
ance of J. J. Harrington, of Tracy, MINI.
A few days ago Harrington was victimiz
ed by fellow named Powell, who in
duced him to start bank in Tracy. with
a capital stock Of $25, 900. Harrington
put in $12, 800 cash. Powell showed wha}
Harrington considered good security for
his share. Two days after the bank was
opened Powell's brother in New York
drew on the bank for 81 800. As Powell
was cashier the draft was honored, and
the next day Powell fed. Harrington
followed Powell to Omaha, where he
threatened him with arrest. Powell told
him If he would give him no trouble he
would pay back the money. Harrington
agreed, and Powell went to DR.. DinsmOre,
an Omaha physician who had treated his
wife. and upon false representations,
borrowed of him 1000 and gave it to
Harrington. A day or two after Dins-
more found that Powell had defrauded
him and had him arrested. Powell claim
ed that Harrington was in the scheme and
had got the money, and on these grounds
a requisition was sworn out. The where
abouts of Powell's brother, who got the
MONEY! is unknown
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
TWO LUCKY MEN.
A Barbcr and "a Laborer Win q nIig
Prize.

San Francisco (Cai) Chronicle, May T.
Zacharias Messenger Is barber who
has pursued his trade Of scraping chins
and clipping hair ut 3l5 Bush street for
some two or three years past lie has
during that time had the honor OF eXer-
cising his tonsorial nrt upon the caput
and physiognomy Of Boss Buckley and in
consequence has enjoyed the patronage
Of the followers of the great Bush street
statesman. His trade was good one and
afforded him good living, but nothing
more and he has endeavored to increase
his store Of gold by wooing the tickle
Goddess OF Fortune by investing In lot
terry tickets. He paid his addresses more
particularly to the good dame who pre-
sides over the drawings OF the Louisiana
State Lottery and has held one or two
coupons In nearly every drawing during
the last three years. AS the gamblers
say, he has played In good luck and has
nearly always won enough to give him a
small profit, so that lately he has been
playing with the money Of the bank"
A few drawings ago he came down town
and rs he passedthe Chronicle Office he saw
by the bulletin board that ticket 81 900
had drawn the capital prize OF $4,000
He knew that his ticket was 67,000and
something and he rushed home to get il
His delight can be imagined when he
found that he held coupon Of the win.
ming ticket, which entitled him to S15,'
600 He went down to his shop, pre-
sented each Of his assistants with suit
Of clothes, made arrangements for them
to carry on the business, and last week he
and his wife started on trip to Europe
He expects to be gone about seven
months and to spend from 81, 500 to
"a, 900 on the trip. The remainder OF
the money he will invest In some safe So
curity as nest egg. and when he gets
back, will put 1t in some legitimate bust
ness
The other lucky man Is Swede named.
A. Monson, who lives at 1884 Center,
street in Oakland. He is laboring pam,
and has been living a hand to mouth ex;,
istence such as usually falls to the lot oG
the toiler in the land. He bought cod''
pom from a peddler rs a speculation
When he heard Of his good luck he could
not believe it, and when convinced that
he had won 5000, turned white with
nervous excitement He is single man
and is now much sought after by the
young ladies of his acquaintance.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
THE LABOR PARTY.
synopsis or Proceedings OF the state
Convention at Marshalltown.
The Iowa State Convention of the Uni

The Iowa State Convention OF the Uni,
ted Labor party was held
at Marshalltown, June the 9th.
The convention was called to order at
10 O. clock by II. G. Wicklin, of Dubuque.
NJ j. Balm. Of Brooklyn, was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and ]. r. Sovereign, Of
Atlantic, was chosen temporary secre.
tary.
The following committee on creden.
tials was named; John Nichols, Second;
Il. j. WiclSlin, Third; VIM. Morse, Fourth |;
III. ID. Willard. Fifth; Thos. Moore,
Sixth; Glen Wheeler, Seventh; Dr. G.
w. Baker, Eighth; Thos. Meredith, Ninth
Eleventh.
per, of Danville, H.; Il, ii. Gillette, Mr..
Weller and others made speeches.
Permanent organization was not effect
cd until after dinner when the commit.
tee reported as follows; Chairman L. s.
Wicklin, of Dubuque; vice presidents,
L. ii. Weller. Il. ii. Meredith. j. b.
Dague, Geo. Wilmet. Nj. Harrington; sec
retaries j. II. Sovereign, Moses Hull
The committee on platform reported reit-
Grating and endorsing the entire platform
adopted by the Cincinnati Union Labor
conference on February 22d, 1887
On state issues they demand the aboli.
ton of the Iowa railroad commission and
the enactment of law limiting maxi
mum freight charges and reducing passen.
ger rates to two cents mile on all first
class roads. Demand prompt payment Of
the state debt, and reduction of the To-.
gal rate of interest Denounce holding
large tracts of land unused by individuals
and corporations, and foreigners shall not
acquire title to real estate in Iowa. Mort
gage owners shall not pay taxes upon their
mortgages where recorded and mort
gagers be released to that extent. Ar
raign the monopolists who controlled the
last legislature for inscriptions truculcn.
cy to corporate interests In voting down
important bills. Appeal to voters to elect
only anti'monopolists to the Legislature in
order to defeat the two monopolsts who
now represent the state in the U, s. sen.
ate.
The first ballot for governor resulted;
M. J. Cain, of Brooklyn, So; Frederick,
81; Sovereign, 10. The remainder of the
ticket was nominated by reclamation rs
follows: lieutenant governor, J. II. Sow
ereign; supreme court judge, III. NJ.
Jones, of Davis county; superintendent
of public instruction, Ernest Hanon, OF
ChickaSaw county.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
COKE MEN STARTLED.
The Carneeics Decide 10 Grant the
Advance Demanded.

PIrTsBURG, Juno l3.-Therc is conster.
nation among the coke operators both in
and out of the coke syndicate, In conse-
Qucncc of the Frick Coke company,
otherwise known as Carnegie, Phipps II
Co., ordering a resumption Of work ut
their various coke plants, which are rated
rs producing one fourth of the total out
put of coke produced by the entire syndi-
cate, and the granting of tho advance
demanded by their striking employees.
regardless of the interests OF other pro
ducers. The operators are loud in their
denunciation of the firm. charging them
with taking q step that will ruin the
business and break up the syndicate. The
Carncgies own n majority of the stock
in the II. G. Frick Coke Company, and
they want coke and want il badly.
Several days ago Henry Phipps informed
H. G. Frick, the manager Of the company,
that the coke operators had better grant
the advance demanded by the workmcn
in the Conncllsville region, Mr.. Frick
was OF n different mind AS leading
member of the syndicate he had joined
with the other operators, and had partial
ly refused to grant any advance on the
ground that an advance could not bogiycn
as the question of wages could not be
settled by arbitration, and he was in duty
bound to insist, along with his associates
in the syndicate, that the award be accept
Cd. The Canegies still insisted that the
strike at the works in which they were
interested at least must close, and Mr..
Frick rendered his resignation. The Car.
negics cast all feeling aside and elected
Henry J, Phipps, Jr,, Of Carnegie Bros,
q Co, manager instead. Mr. Phipps
yesterday notified his superintendent to
grant an advance Of IL per cent, and
work was resumed at most Of their ovens
to-day. The members of the syndicate
held meeting to consider the matter, but
the news has come to them like clap OF
thunder, and they have not as yet taken
any action. The coolest heads are In
council, but as whole the coke men are
demoralized Another meeting OF the
syndicate will be held on Monday, and no
hasty action will be taken. A member Of
the firm said that the seven furnaces at
Braddock are closed down for want Of
coke, and that the Edgar Thompson
Steel works would have been compelled
to close in few days had they not de.
cidcd to put the Frick Coke company's
ovens in operation. The firm has large
orders on hand which they could not
postpone. They had not decided to start
up the coke ovens in opposition to any
of the coke operators, but were compelled
to do so in the interest of their iron and
steel business. 1t was rumored that j.
NJ Schoonmakor & Co., were also about
70 grant the advance.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-16
A VERY SINGULAR STORY.
A Michigan Woman Abducted From
Denver 20 San Francisco.

DETROIT June ia special from
Vassar says: A remarkable case Of kid
mapping and robbery, of which Tuscola
county woman is the victim, has just been
made public here Last fall Mrs. Albert
b. Brooks, of Juniata, Tuscola county,
went to Denver TO take possession of So
900 in cash and rea. estate left her by an
uncle. She reached Denver safely, re.
ceived the money, and made arrange
meats for the management Of the proper
ty. Since that time nothing has been
heard of the woman, and several weeks
ago Mr.. Brooks went west to unravel the
mystery if possible. He returned and
reports that no clue was found to the
missing woman, and that he had placed
the matter in the hands of detectives A
sister of Mrs. Brooks, who also received
$S9 600 from the uncle. has put $40 900 in
in the hands of Denver officials to be
used in finding her sister Since Mr..
Brooks return he has had letter from
his wife, mailed at Boston. but endorsed
by the postoffice authorities as having
been forwarded from California for mail.
ing. The letter is plea for help. 1t
says that she (Mrs. Brooks) is held q cap,
tive by gang Of men who haye already
secured S20, 900 of her money, aud are
determined to have it all The woman's
captors tortured her in every imaginable
way. She does not say where her place
of confinement is. Last week Denver
detective at work upon the case wired
Mr.. Brooks that he had discovered the
building in which Mrs. Brooks is i'm.
prsoned, but had not been able TO com.
municatc with her. To add to the mys.
terry, T. North, Vasser banker, recently
received package of letters written by
Tuscola county people to Mrs. Brooks,
but no reason is given for sending them.
Brooks is poor man, and he has cxpcnd.
cd largely of his mcagcr means to dis.
cover the whereabouts Of his wife and
explain the mystery.